At that very moment, the other seven people suddenly drew daggers and lunged at Anderson from both sides!
By the time he noticed their movements, the seven daggers had already completely blocked off his escape routes!
Anderson roared, and the surrounding wooden planks immediately flew to his sides to form a barrier!
Meanwhile, the man directly in front of him also drew a dagger and stabbed swiftly at his neck!
Anderson immediately controlled the planks on his sides to move toward the center. To protect himself as much as possible, he had no choice but to spread the wood thin in an attempt to block the daggers.
If it weren’t for the cramped cabin, he could have easily dodged this sneak attack with his high agility as an Evolver. But now, he could only brace for impact.
THUD THUD THUD!
The daggers struck the wooden planks with heavy thuds, but the planks on his sides were instantly pierced!
PSHHH!
Daggers plunged into Anderson’s arms and waist!
The dagger attacking him from the front was completely blocked by the wood!
The dagger in front posed the greatest threat, so he had subconsciously made the forward plank much thicker.
This also caused the side planks to be thinner, allowing the other seven to break through.
"Ah!"
Anderson cried out in pain and violently shoved everyone near him away!
They were sent flying, slamming into the cabin walls!
"Pfft!"
Everyone spat out a mouthful of blood, but one of them shouted, "We’ve wounded him! If we don’t kill him today, it’ll be our funeral! Everyone, get him!"
The eight men immediately tightened their grip on their daggers and charged again!
Even though Anderson was severely injured, he was still stronger than these ordinary people!
With a wave of his hand, a Wooden Sword formed and shot toward one of the men at high speed!
Before the man could even get close to Anderson, the Wooden Sword pierced through his chest, and he fell.
The Wooden Sword then changed direction and flew toward a second person!
Although Anderson had killed one of them with lightning speed, the remaining seven didn’t shrink back in fear. Instead, they lunged forward even faster!
Before the Flying Sword could reach the second person, they were already upon Anderson!
Anderson was prepared this time. He instantly manifested four Wooden Shields around himself. They attacked the shields with their daggers but couldn’t break through again.
But the second man targeted by the Wooden Sword actually managed to dodge it at the critical moment!
"He can’t split his focus to control both the Wooden Shields and the Wooden Sword! If we keep attacking, he’ll be forced to stay on the defensive!" the man targeted by the sword immediately shouted!
Hearing this, the other six men attacked the Wooden Shields with even more vigor!
Anderson could only struggle to hold on. The pain from his wounds constantly distracted him, preventing him from fully utilizing the advantage of his Superpower!
"Why are you doing this? I’m the one who led you to freedom! You’re a bunch of ungrateful backstabbers!" Anderson resorted to a verbal assault, trying to make them feel remorse.
"Sorry, but we don’t see a future with you! We’re using you as our pledge of allegiance to get back into the Aircraft Carrier Base!" one of them sneered in reply.
"Hahaha, you’re so naive. You really think killing me will get you back to the Aircraft Carrier Base? Impossible! You can never go back to the Aircraft Carrier Base!" Anderson laughed.
"That’s none of your concern!"
Their attacks never ceased. As Anderson continued to bleed from his wounds, he felt a wave of weakness wash over him. He no longer had the strength to control the Wooden Shields.
"If I die, I’m taking you with me!" Anderson steeled himself and roared, "All of you can just die!"
With his furious roar, the Wooden Shields instantly transformed into a volley of daggers that flew out in all directions!
With the sudden disappearance of the Wooden Shields, there was nothing left to block the seven daggers.
PSHHH!
Seven daggers plunged into Anderson’s body. At the same time, the wooden daggers also pierced the bodies of the seven men around him!
In his final moments, Anderson had truly dragged the seven men down with him.
After the fight ended, someone cautiously opened the cabin door. Seeing the gruesome scene inside, they gasped and then shouted, "Great! They actually killed Anderson!"
Hearing this, all the other survivors began to cheer.
"Then let’s send this video to Captain Nelson right away! Ask him to forward it to Captain Wang at the Aircraft Carrier Base!"
"I think we should just send it directly to Captain Wang. Captain Nelson might not be willing to forward it for us!"
"I say we send it to both! No matter what, this shows our sincerity. They should take us in!"
Soon, both Wang Jun and Nelson received the video of them ambushing and killing Anderson, along with their request.
After watching the video, Nelson’s brow furrowed. He replied, "Some roads, once taken, can’t be untaken."
"Captain Nelson, we’re all people of River Bird Country! We were just misled by Anderson before; it wasn’t our choice! You can’t just leave us to die!"
"I wanted to save you once, but you betrayed me!" Nelson replied. "You’re on your own now!"
Seeing Nelson’s reply, the defectors from River Bird Country who had deserted the Aircraft Carrier Base were filled with utter regret.
"Sigh... why did we ever leave the Aircraft Carrier Base?"
"Yeah, we can’t go back now. Are we going to starve to death out here on the ocean?"
"If I’d known we couldn’t go back, we shouldn’t have killed Anderson. At least he was an Evolver. Now it’s just us ordinary people. We’re not going to survive!"
"Has Captain Wang replied? As long as he agrees, it doesn’t matter what Nelson thinks!"
"Exactly! We’re trying to join the Aircraft Carrier Base, not the River Bird Fleet!"
Just then, a reply from Wang Jun came through: "Want to come back? Fine. Go join the Xi’an Base, help us locate the Xi’an Base, and act as our inside agents there. As long as you can complete this mission, the Aircraft Carrier Base might just consider accepting you."
Everyone was stunned when they saw this message.
Wang Jun hadn’t refused to let them join the Aircraft Carrier Base, but he had given them an incredibly difficult mission: to become spies in the Xi’an Base!
"Captain Wang clearly doesn’t want us to join the Aircraft Carrier Base! What do we do now?"
"Why don’t we just do as Captain Wang says? Maybe we’ll get another chance later!"
"Right. It’s not like we have any better options right now. Let’s join the Xi’an Base!"
"But our safety won’t be guaranteed! The Xi’an Base is still developing the Purification Potion!"
"It wasn’t guaranteed before, but it is now!"
"What do you mean by that?"
"We can be double agents. What if I go to the Xi’an Base and tell them straight up that we’re spies for the Aircraft Carrier Base, but we’re willing to defect to their side and feed false information back? Don’t you think the Xi’an Base would keep us around to mislead the Aircraft Carrier Base?"
"Oh, I see what you mean! That’s a brilliant idea! If we play our cards right, we can totally play both sides!"
"Exactly! That’s the idea!"
"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s agree to Captain Wang’s terms!"
The person in contact with Wang Jun immediately sent a message: "Alright, we will do our best to complete the mission you’ve given us. We hope we’ll still have the chance to join the Aircraft Carrier Base in the future!"
"Then go," Wang Jun said with a curl of his lip. He then instructed the intelligence officer beside him, "From now on, don’t take any message they send seriously."
"Yes, sir!"
Wang Jun could see through their little tricks at a glance.
If these people joined the Xi’an Base, the Xi’an Base wouldn’t give them a chance to send out real information. Any message that got out would almost certainly be fake.
Even if the information they provided was real, it wouldn’t matter. The Aircraft Carrier Base currently had no plans to attack the Xi’an Base anyway.
Their opponent had a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier with weaponry on par with the Aircraft Carrier Base. Attacking them wouldn’t be worth the cost.
Besides, now that the Aircraft Carrier Base had logistical support from the Peach Blossom Base, they could just drag things out and wear down the Xi’an Base over time.
There was absolutely no need to initiate a war. The longer they waited, the greater the Aircraft Carrier Base’s advantage would become.
The group immediately contacted the Xi’an Base to express their intention to defect.
The staff officer at the Xi’an Base who received the message was also stunned.
"Where is Anderson? I thought he hadn’t decided whether to join us yet?" the officer asked, confused.
"He’s dead. I’m the captain of this ship now. My name is Olaf."
The officer was taken aback again, then nodded. "Alright, I understand. Head to these coordinates first. I’ll arrange for a speedboat to meet you."
"Understood!" Olaf immediately directed the ship toward the target location.
At that very moment, a message suddenly popped up from the unknown app on everyone’s phones.
"Five months remain. Improve yourselves as quickly as you can."

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